SCOTT SINCLAIR believes English Premier League stars will now be willing to sign for Celtic because of manager Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers celebrated his new four-year deal by guiding the Hoops to yet another league win – this time a 3-1 triumph over Kilmarnock.

Stuart Armstrong, Scott Sinclair and James Forrest’s goals were enough to dump Killie, who had equalised Armstrong’s opener through Jordan Jones’ deflected effort.

Once again Rodgers was roundly applauded by the punters inside Parkhead – further endearing himself to the green brigade when he welcomed their cheers with both hands raised in the air like a messiah.

There’s no doubt he was acknowledging their desire to win 10 successive league titles even if he later joked he was simply stretching his fingers.

And Sinclair – a runaway success since his move last summer from Aston Villa – believes the quest for the magical 10 will be boosted by players from England

Just as Martin O’Neill was able to lure Neil Lennon, John Hartson and Chris Sutton to Glasgow, Sinclair insists the Rodgers effect will be similar.

English players looking at 60,000 fans inside Parkhead, the prospect of winning trophies, enjoying European nights and picking up decent money will be a persuasive force.

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Scott Sinclair believes Celtic will be an attractive proposition for Premier League stars

And the manager pledging his future to the club in the face of interest from English clubs will see players willing to head north when they otherwise wouldn’t have given the Premiership a second glance.

Sinclair said: “It’s great that the manager has secured his future. It puts stability into the club.

“He has already achieved massive things in what he has been doing.

“I think it will attract a lot of other players – especially coming from down south and looking up here.

“You can see the way we play, the style we play and how we win games. I think it will be great for other players when they look at us.

“The manager’s announcement is great for the whole squad.

“Some of the players haven’t really been talked about before, but everyone has raised their game.

“Now we are all being talked about, with people recognising how good we are as a team and the style in which we are winning.”

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While there will always be scoffs from England about the standard of the Scottish league, Sinclair believes players will still be willing to sign for a club the size of Celtic.

He’s just happy that Rodgers’ new deal means the imminent threat of him jumping ship for a top job in England has receded.

He added: “With the way we are playing, there is no surprise at all that there is going to be talk of other teams coming in for him.

“But I think the manager loves the club. He supported them as a kid and he always tells us about that.

“He is also enjoying progressing players. He made a statement saying that was what he enjoyed the most, getting players playing again and raising their game.”

Sinclair has certainly raised his game with his strike on Saturday taking his tally to 23 for the season. The former Manchester City and Chelsea player has his sights on a double target – his own highest tally for a campaign and to help Celtic past the 100-goal barrier in the league.

He added: “I got 27 one season at Swansea – the year I finished the season off with a hat-trick in the play-off final.

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Sinclair was delighted Brendan Rodgers committed his future to Celtic

“Getting to that is not impossible and if I can reach that stage then great. For the position I play, that sort of return is not too bad.

“As for 100 goals, I think it’s possible if we keep creating the chances.”

Celtic brought back the big guns against Killie after resting key men for the 1-1 midweek draw against Partick Thistle. Armstrong, Scott Brown, Dedryck Boyata and Kieran Tierney all contributed to a win which leaves the Hoops just eight games away from being hailed Invincibles in a season without a domestic defeat.

There was a wobble against Killie when Jones found space on the counter-attack to knock home a Conor Sammon pass on 65 minutes.

But Celtic simply stepped up again and Sinclair’s tap-in six minutes later was followed by a Forrest header to ensure a 30th league win out of 32 games.

Celtic head to Dingwall on Sunday before back-to-back cup and league games against Rangers. Moussa Dembele and Tom Rogic once again got a run-out against Killie as they look to peak for the Rangers double-header.

Sinclair added: “It’s great that we have all the players back and looking ahead to the Rangers games.

“Even if you had a hamstring injury you’d be working to get ready for that one.”